Craig's thread on Chernobyl has triggerered the memory of a movie I have been trying to recall the name of for years. I'm sure none of you "youngsters" will know it, but maybe some of the others--you know, closer to my age. 
Anyway, I saw it as a kid, so it's old (but no, smarties, it wasn't a silent movie). It was about a submarine that surfaced from a mission to find that the world had been involved in a world-wide war. It took them a while to realize this, as they were unable to contact anyone. Finally they were able to reach some people in Australia, the only survivors left in the world. And they were just waiting to die, waiting for the effects of the radiation to reach them, as it was slowly drifting their way.
Most of the men in the sub decided they wanted to spend their last remaining days with these people in Australia, so decided to set course. However, at least one person that I remember decided he wanted to die in his hometown, which I think may have been San Francisco, so they take him there, then proceed. You see him walking these desolate, deserted streets of this once great city, newspapers and garbage blowing about, but no signs of humans at all. It was one of the eeriest things I've seen in a movie.
I remember they finally ended up in Australia, but don't remember much after that. I think that was basically the end of the movie. They finally met up with these few survivors to spend their last days together.
From what I remember, it wasn't a B type movie. I think it had big-name stars of the day in it. I've talked to a few others over the years who vaguely remembered this, but couldn't remember the name, nor do I recall ever seeing it since.
Any ideas what this movie was called? There may be a reward.
Anyway, I saw it as a kid, so it's old (but no, smarties, it wasn't a silent movie
). It was about a submarine that surfaced from a mission to find that the world had been involved in a world-wide war. It took them a while to realize this, as they were unable to contact anyone. Finally they were able to reach some people in Australia, the only survivors left in the world. And they were just waiting to die, waiting for the effects of the radiation to reach them, as it was slowly drifting their way. Most of the men in the sub decided they wanted to spend their last remaining days with these people in Australia, so decided to set course. However, at least one person that I remember decided he wanted to die in his hometown, which I think may have been San Francisco, so they take him there, then proceed. You see him walking these desolate, deserted streets of this once great city, newspapers and garbage blowing about, but no signs of humans at all. It was one of the eeriest things I've seen in a movie.
I remember they finally ended up in Australia, but don't remember much after that. I think that was basically the end of the movie. They finally met up with these few survivors to spend their last days together.
From what I remember, it wasn't a B type movie. I think it had big-name stars of the day in it. I've talked to a few others over the years who vaguely remembered this, but couldn't remember the name, nor do I recall ever seeing it since.
Any ideas what this movie was called? There may be a reward.
but I READ THE THREAD 
